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Fornos de Algodres

Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).

Fornos de Algodres had 4.403 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 36,3% were aged 65 or over; 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

4.403inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall12parish councils3schools

Mayor: Alexandre Filipe Fernandes Lote · Tel. 271700060 · Email: geral@cm-fornosdealgodres.pt · www.cm-fornosdealgodres.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 166 – 218
  • 223 – 227
  • 245 – 262
  • 290 – 344
  • 553 – 1.433
Density (inh./km²)
  • 15,0 – 20,7
  • 22,4 – 23,3
  • 27,8 – 29,5
  • 30,4 – 32,4
  • 92,8 – 94,2
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 8,0
  • 8,1 – 9,7
  • 10,0 – 11,7
  • 13,8 – 15,2
  • 15,5 – 19,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Fornos de Algodres

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Fornos de Algodres1.43315,4592,8
2União das freguesias de Juncais, Vila Ruiva e Vila Soeiro do Chão55319,8727,8
3Figueiró da Granja34411,6829,5
4Algodres29010,1528,6
5Infias2622,7894,2
6Maceira2458,0630,4
7Queiriz2279,7423,3
8União das freguesias de Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas22715,1715,0
9Muxagata2239,9622,4
10Casal Vasco2186,7332,4
11Matança21513,8215,6
12União das freguesias de Cortiçô e Vila Chã1668,0420,7
INE code (DTMN)
0905
Resident population
4.403
Area
131,45 km²
Density
33,5 inh./km²
Parishes
12
Share of district population
3,1%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 14
National rank (population)
269th of 308
National rank (density)
206th of 308
National rank (area)
221st of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
2.039 (46,3%)
Women
2.364 (53,7%)
Portuguese nationality
4.342 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
61 (1,4%)
Ageing index
399,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.851
Average household size
2,27 people
Dwellings
3.987
Buildings
3.703
With higher education (15+)
9,2% (370)
Unemployment rate
6,63%

Population by age group

0-14400 · 9,1%15-24365 · 8,3%25-642.040 · 46,3%65+1.598 · 36,3%
Residents by age group (4.403 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
4.127
Voters
3.252 (78,80%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)1.88157,84%3
PPD/PSD1.13434,87%2
CH1534,70%0
PCP-PEV260,80%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
4.127
Voters
3.252 (78,80%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PS1.77854,67%9
PPD/PSD1.18636,47%6
CH1865,72%0
PCP-PEV210,65%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
Alexandre Filipe Fernandes Lote
Address
Estrada Nacional 16, Apartado 15, 6370-999 Fornos de Algodres
Telephone
271700060
Email
geral@cm-fornosdealgodres.pt
Website
www.cm-fornosdealgodres.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 16,6 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 2.909 – 4.630
  • 5.148 – 5.887
  • 6.304 – 8.092
  • 8.413 – 12.222
  • 21.755 – 40.117
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,1 – 13,7
  • 15,8 – 16,7
  • 23,3 – 25,3
  • 26,6 – 40,7
  • 49,9 – 56,3
Area (km²)
  • 122,0 – 206,8
  • 247,2 – 300,6
  • 361,5 – 435,7
  • 484,5 – 518,0
  • 712,1 – 822,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Fornos de Algodres highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Other municipalities of the district of Guarda

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026